Holmes & Bierschwale Law and Land Office
Holmes & Bierschwale Law and Land Office is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 476 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is First Comanche-German Meeting, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Mason, Mason County, Texas
Wikidata Q107320063, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- First Comanche-German Meeting: 0.0 mi
- The Commercial Bank: 0.1 mi
- Methodism in Mason County: 0.1 mi
- Hofmann Dry Goods Company: 0.1 mi
- Spring Street Church: 0.2 mi
- Purdy Hill: 5.6 mi
- Jordan Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Mason Mountains: 7.1 mi
- Double Knobs: 7.8 mi
- Shaft Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Grit: 5.6 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 9.3 mi
- Hilda: 13.3 mi
- Bettina: 16.9 mi
- Pontotoc: 18.7 mi
- Eckert Spring: 9.4 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 10.1 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 10.5 mi
- Garden Spring: 19.7 mi
- Kentner Spring: 22.8 mi
- H L Bluffs: 9.2 mi
- Brockmann Point: 20.6 mi
- Welge Poing: 21.4 mi
- Indian Point: 22.9 mi
- Robbers Roost: 23.4 mi
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 6.5 mi
- Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 6.8 mi
- Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 7.5 mi
- Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Mason County Museum: 0.3 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holmes & Bierschwale Law and Land Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermans Point | S 184° | 684 m | 21.7 mi |
| Monument Mountain | SW 224° | 662 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | SSE 156° | 623 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mason Mountains | NNW 334° | 611 m | 7.1 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | SSW 203° | 608 m | 20.5 mi |
| Double Knobs | WNW 297° | 606 m | 7.8 mi |
| County Line Hill | SE 143° | 601 m | 21.7 mi |
| Lime Peak | NE 51° | 600 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452318366
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